Grades K–1
Kind Hands, Kind Words
A grown-up reads eight kind acts out loud, and kids sort them into kind hands, like a high five, and kind words, like “good job!”
SEL worksheet · Kindness and empathy
Kind Words Scramble
Unscramble eight kind words, like please, share and welcome, using the clues, then write a kind sentence with two of them.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Kindness and empathy
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Kindness, Empathy, Perspective-taking, Inclusion
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Unscramble each kind word. Use the clue to help.
- The magic word when you ask.
- Say it when someone helps you.
- Say it when you make a mistake.
- Let a friend use it too.
- Soft and careful.
- Showing you care about others.
- Say it to someone new.
Teacher tip
Ask kids to say their kind sentence to a classmate.
How to use it
- Read a short kindness story aloud before the sheet.
- Ask kids to name a kind thing someone did for them this week.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
Watch for
Kindness that is only for friends. Talk about being kind to people we don’t know well too.
Talk about it
- Is it ever hard to be kind? When?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Hold a kindness week with one class challenge each day.
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More kindness and empathy worksheets
Grades 1–4
Write a Thank-You Note
Write a real thank-you note to someone who helped you: who they are, what they did and how it made you feel, plus a picture.
Grades 2–5
Four Steps to Empathy
Number the four steps to empathy, notice, imagine, ask and show you care, then use them when a classmate drops a lunch tray.
Grades K–3
Roll a Kind Act
Roll a die to get a kind act for the day, like asking someone new to play, then write who you were kind to and how they felt.
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